15 Oct 2014
FULL-TIME
BAFANA 0-0 CONGO
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90' four minutes of extra time.
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89' Khumalo with a textbook tackle on a Congo player.
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87' Masango and Manyisa combination finds space with a back heel from Oupa with Masango slotting it home, goal!
Offside. Second offside goal of the evening.
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87' Manyisa fouled.
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85' Will we see a goal tonight?
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81' Erasmus pulls the triger after Jali feeds him a lay-off. Not a quite the right angle.
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80' Bafana pushing further up. Furman looking much better than first half. Jali as well.
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Rantie off for Vilakazi
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77' Masango finds a loose ball after doggy clearance from Congo and his shot just goes wide!
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74' Dean Furman finds Manyisa who runs into a bunch of Congo players
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70' Twenty minutes left and fans still braving the bucketing rain...
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Bafana not troubling Congo's goalkeeper. They need to threaten.
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Ndulula off for Erasmus.
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Hlatshwayo picked up a yellow card for that challenge.
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60' free-kick against SA. Congo slot it in good header to the far post, player wide open and goal.
Offside. Sigh of relief for Bafana captain.
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56' the rain obviously playing a vital role in this encounter. Playing very tight.
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54' Bafana living dangerously now, Senzo comes out to clear the ball but misses only for Mothoho to clear it.
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51' Thulani Hlatshwayo tries to put a cross in the soaring wet weather but fails. Tight game.
Still 0-0
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Second-Half start!
Second-half underway...
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Half-time report...
Bafana Bafana need to be more composed on the ball. Supporting a player much quicker than they were doing in the first half. Jali trying to push up further but Congo disrupting play continuously.
Senzo made the only vital save of the game as most of the play is stuck in the middle with Congo not allowing SA to play their game.
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A minute of added time. Bafana relinquishing their ball advantage often.
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44' a minute left before added time.
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39' Masango slots a corner in and searchers for Ndulula who clashes with defenders. Ball connest his head but over the crossbar.
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38' Bafana are finding it difficult to move into spaces with support. Lacking lots of fluidity but at the same time Congo has been diminishing space quickly at the same time.
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35' First save by Captain Senzo Meyiwa from a corner. Keeps his 100% clean sheet. Good attacking play by Congo.
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30' Congo continuing rushing onto Bafana players making it difficult for the continuity on the ball.
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25' Corner slotted in troubles Senzo and he pushes out for Jali to get and the midfielder tries to find Rantie who has immense pace but looses out to the defender.
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25' Much better game so far. Corner to Congo.
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22' Congo puts a beautifully constructed move and takes it to the corner flag for the player to cross it in. However the striker heads it over the bar.
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21' Both teams playing more freely now with Congo opening up.
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20' Masango lofts a ball over the defence for Rantie but the Congo keeper comes out.
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19' Rantie gets an opportunity with the Congo keeper coming out, but the referee calls for a foul which seems quite harshly served. Body play seems legit by the forward.
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17' Corner but cleared by the Congo.
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14' Short free-kick as they lay it off for Khumalo who slots it over the post easily.
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13' Congo disrupting SA ball well but not on this occasion as Serero is fouled.
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Twelve minutes in and fans are still at their loudest.
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10' Hlatshwayo takes the ball positively up the right flank only for him to shift his run to the middle away from the support. He eventually taps it for Rivaldo back in defence.
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9' Masango tries a low cross after a counter attack but Congo defence clears it.
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7' Bafana just sucking in pressure
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5' Shakes giving instructions on the sideline just to go with the flow and continue the game plan.
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